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Also some playing cards and photo books Sample images of items included with the collector’s editions ofDead or Alive Xtreme 3in Japan have been released, and as you could have guessed, they feature young girls wearing next to nothing. TheDead or Alive Xtreme 3: FortuneCollector’s Edition for PS4 comes with playing cards featuring Hitomi, Ayane, Marie Rose, and Erena on them, a sexy photo book, and a 3D mouse pad featuring Marie Rose....

‘It’s not just about commercial performance’ Publishers rightfully and obviously care about how much a game sells. Hell, anyone who’s selling anything cares about how much of that thing they’re able to sell. The more you sell, the more money you make. But Capcom says that sales aren’t necessarily the most important thing, at least from its viewpoint. In an interview withGamesindustry.biz, Capcom Europe COO Stuart Turner states that the publisher would rather see strong review scores than strong sales numbers....

World was a runaway hit, but there’s plenty of room to grow It’s never too early to start planning for the future.Monster Hunter World: Iceborneis out today on consoles, and as eager as I am to dive in with the general public following the expansion’spre-release review period, I can’t help wondering what’s next– not just forIceborne, but the series as a whole. At PAX West, I caught up withMonster Hunterproducer Ryozo Tsujimoto, one week prior toIceborne‘s release....

Behemoth unveiled its development roadmap for its various games. As a way of making me, specifically, feel old, ithas announcednew DLC for 2008’sCastle Crashers, which will be the first since 2012 when they added the Pink Knight. That’s unless you count the Remastered update in 2015, which you might. The new DLC is titledPainter Boss Paradiseand will update the player and weapon artwork (which can be toggled on and off), as well as a new character called Paint Junior....

So, what are you up to tonight? We’re sat at home watching beautiful people we have a hard time identifying with make casual remarks about our beloved hobby. Yes, it’s time once more for the glitz, glamour and high-brow entertainment which is theSpike Video Game Awardsshow. So, why not watch with us? We’ll be streaming live commentary of the show onDestructoid’s Twitch.tv channel. Join the conversation in our live chat and we’ll all get through this together....

New spin-off series Announced at a Game Developers Conference talk by lead designer James Russel, Creative Assembly will be trying its hand at free-to-play gaming withTotal War: Arena. Going in a slightly different direction, this new title is said to be entirely multiplayer-based and a mix of elements from real-time strategy and MOBA gameplay. The press release mentions that players will “pitch history’s greatest commanders and their armies against each other in massive team-based battles,” suggesting thatArenawon’t be tied down to one specific historical period....

And our game of the show winner is … E3 was all about the games this year. With the console launches out of the way, game developers have been able to focus on making great games, and we saw a ton of that at E3 2014 this year. We shared with youour nominees forgame of the show and about a dozen other categories. Now it’s time to find out what games have won our Best of E3 2014 winners!...

David Cage’s latest film Wacky wild man David Cage, who has designed a lot of his previous characters as robots, is launching his robot game on May 25. We’ve seen a lot ofDetroit Become Humanover the past few years, a title that David Cage himself calls “Quantic Dream’s most ambitious title to date” and “the most bending game we have ever made.” As previously announced it’ll tell the story of three androids — Connor, Kara, and Markus — and each story is, according to Cage, “almost as unique as your DNA....

Up to 50% – 75% off From now until October 14 you’re able to get any Capcom game on Steam for 50 to 75% off. Holy crap. That’s a great way to celebrate a 30th anniversary! Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Editionat $7.49,Lost Planet 3(which just came out) is at $29.99,DmCis at $24.99, and man there’s so many deals! Look at the Capcom Action Hits Bundle. It has these eight games for $59....

A lot of open world games likeFallout 4are popular because they allow us to fulfil a number of fantasies. For example: you may want to know the macabre thrill of killing a person, or stealing without real-world consequences. Or maybe you want to sit quietly in a corner while you poke your irradiated nose into a classic novel. For those who like to bask in the greatest literary works in human history –andshoot lasers at Super Mutants – thisFallout 4mod could be just what you’re looking for....

Snipe deals on V-day releases Many of those looking forward to Ubisoft’sFor Honorhave already fired up the open beta, which went live February 9th and runs up to the 14th – the day our new Viking v Samurai v Knight battle commences. If you’re sucked into the hype GMG has a20% price break slashingFor Honorto $47.99 for the Standard Edition or from $100 to $79.99 for Gold. Not bad the weekend before launch....

The multiplayer beta forRed Faction: Guerrillawas rough around the edges, but enjoyable nonetheless. The recent multiplayer demo? A huge improvement overall, but I still had some doubts about the full game’s longevity in a sea of online, community-driven games. Now that I have played the retail version’s multiplayer, I must say I was completely taken by surprise. The core concept was always there, sure, but now thatGuerrillahas been polished and the XP/unlockables/lobby system has become fully realized, everything has come together in a huge way....

Dialogue? In aFalloutgame? Well I’d never! Human NPCs? In aFalloutgame? Well…you get the point. It’s still insane to me, a year and a half later, thatFallout 76didn’t launch with a proper NPC-led story mode, but now thatthe free Wastelanders expansionis fully confirmed and dated, it is coming. We’ve gotten a good look at it over the past few months (and the test program members have gotten a real good look at it), and the next preview on the docket is the dialogue system....